You might have an easier time buying the higher-end iPhone 14 as opposed to the base models. Per ITHome, Foxconn, one of Apple’s largest suppliers, has been instructed to dismantle at least five production lines that were previously making the iPhone 14 in Zhengzhou, China. Based on the report, it’s unclear if this includes just […]
It’s thought that Apple’s iPhone 14 production schedule is still on track. Following a report from early this week stating that Apple and its suppliers were struggling with iPhone 14 production given COVID-19 lockdowns in China, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has tweeted that despite that, Apple’s shipping plan for iPhone 14 models is still on […]
These are the abrupt starts and stops that accompany an ongoing pandemic. Only 24 hours after saying it would ramp up hiring and incentives for new employees, Foxconn, Apple’s main iPhone supplier, said today it would abruptly stop hiring new workers for its plant in Zhengzhou, China, after new COVID-19 lockdowns and restrictions were imposed on the […]
Following China’s announcement of a recent COVID-19 lockdown a few days ago that impacted three main factories that produce Apple products, Foxconn has now stated that it’s starting to operate its Zhengzhou factory “normally.” That said, ten of thousands of workers will have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing, which could present “a potential risk to […]
Apple is trying to get things up and running again in China following the coronavirus outbreak and the forced closure of iPhone assembler Foxconn’s main assembly plant. Apple, in turn, has announced that it will be “cautiously” resuming production in its main iPhone manufacturing plants. Foxconn announced that it is cautiously reopening its plants, but […]